Managing Python Installations with `conda`

I restructured all my Python installation in the system and have now committed to use only Anaconda conda environments to manage my Pythons. Below are some steps I followed to clean my directories! Fixing Pandas pytables Errors and Making Python/Brew/Conda Play Nicely on macOS This quick post covers two things that bite many of us on macOS: Why pandas.read_hdf() raises ImportError: Missing optional dependency 'pytables' even when you “installed it,” and A clean ~/....

 November 1, 2025  •   10 min  •   2028 words  •   Suyog Garg

Using Conda and Conda Command Cheatsheet

Installing Conda package on macOS Do: brew install --cask conda This will download miniconda, coda and anaconda3 and all other required affiliated packages. The install location may vary, but is most likely to be in /usr/local/anaconda3/ After the installation, add the path to the anaconda3 installation directory to the $PATH system variable, by: echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc source ~/.zshrc Installing Conda package on Linux server / remote cluster It’s best to install the “miniconda” essential-only distribution, since the IDE, Jupyter-notebook, Spyder etc....

 April 11, 2025  •   3 min  •   479 words  •   Suyog Garg